by VDT Attorneys | Mar 8, 2017 | Property, Sectional Title, Sectional Title and Community Schemes
Before installing a spa bath or Jacuzzi in your sectional title unit, you should consider the following. Firstly, it is important to distinguish whether the area you wish to install the spa bath on forms part of the common property of the sectional title scheme or...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 10, 2017 | Property, Sectional Title
When it comes to parking bays in a sectional title scheme it is important to keep in mind the type of ownership that one has in a sectional title scheme. Firstly, you will have full ownership of your section that you purchased. Secondly, you will have an undivided...
by VDT Attorneys | Dec 14, 2016 | Construction, Property
A swimming pool is a fantastic idea for a hot summer, but it also represents a very real safety risk as the high number of drownings over the last few years can attest to. It is for this reason that the legislature saw it appropriate to provide regulations that govern...
by VDT Attorneys | Dec 14, 2016 | Property, Sectional Title
New legislation affecting the sectional title environment came into effect recently, namely the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act 8 of 2011 (“STSMA”) and the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act 9 of 2011 (“CSOSA”), with both pieces of legislation potentially...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 9, 2016 | Credit Act, Property
The two primary pieces of legislation that should be considered in your situation are: 1. The Alienation of Land Act2. The National Credit Act The Alienation of Land Act regulates the requirements for the sale of immovable property where the purchaser agrees to pay...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 7, 2016 | Property
A Certificate of Conformity (COC), also known as a gas compliance certificate, is required by law for all permanent liquid gas installations in your house and must be obtained from an authorised person or an approved inspection authority, which confirms that it is...
